Börner Franziska U, Schütz Holger, Wiedemann Peter
Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine, INM-8: Ethics in the Neurosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany.
BMC Dermatol. 2009 Jul 20;9:6. doi: 10.1186/1471-5945-9-6.
The suntanning industry has grown up over the last decade in Europe, mainly because tanned skin is considered socially desirable and attractive. Because of the potential negative impact of artificial tanning on public health, this study was to investigate tanning bed use behaviour, UV related risk perception and beliefs about tanning in the German population.
In 2007, a representative telephone survey was carried out among 1501 German residents aged 14 years and older.
More than one fourth (28%) of the German population have used tanning beds at least once before in their lifetime. High-frequency tanning behaviour, i.e. using tanning beds more than 10 times per year, were recorded for 11%. Men and women aged 18 to 44 years and young women under the age of 18 used tanning beds more frequently (>10 times per year). Tanning bed use was positively related to appearance and lifestyle related beliefs as well as to the perception that tanned skin is healthy.
This analysis indicates that tanning bed use is common in Germany. The positive relationships of appearance and health related beliefs with tanning bed use are of great concern. The results indicate underlying misconceptions about the positive effect of artificial UV radiation compared to natural UV radiation particular for high-frequency tanners. The data shows the importance as well as the limitations for risk communication in its current effort to inform effectively about the dangers of artificial UV radiation.
在过去十年中，欧洲的晒黑产业发展起来，主要是因为晒黑的皮肤被认为在社会上是可取的且有吸引力。由于人工晒黑对公众健康存在潜在负面影响，本研究旨在调查德国人群中使用晒黑床的行为、与紫外线相关的风险认知以及对晒黑的看法。
2007年，对1501名14岁及以上的德国居民进行了一项具有代表性的电话调查。
超过四分之一（28%）的德国人口一生中至少使用过一次晒黑床。有11%的人有高频晒黑行为，即每年使用晒黑床超过10次。18至44岁的男性和女性以及18岁以下的年轻女性使用晒黑床更为频繁（每年超过10次）。使用晒黑床与外貌和生活方式相关的观念以及晒黑的皮肤健康的认知呈正相关。
该分析表明，在德国使用晒黑床很普遍。外貌和健康相关观念与使用晒黑床之间的正相关关系令人高度担忧。结果表明，与自然紫外线辐射相比，人们对人工紫外线辐射的积极影响存在潜在误解，尤其是对于高频晒黑者。数据显示了风险沟通在当前有效宣传人工紫外线辐射危害方面的重要性和局限性。
